Method:1) Soak matki in the water for at least 10 to 12 hours.2) Drain all the water from matki. Remove hard matki beans, if any. Put cleaned matki in a cotton cloth, tie the cloth tightly and let the matki sprout. It will take around 8 hours to sprout.3) Pressure cook sprouted matki and wait till two whistles.For making Kat, grind3-4 Garlic Cloves1 inch ginger2-3 black pepper1 stick Cinnamon2-3 cloves1 bay leaf1 tbsp Cumin powder1 tbsp Coriander Powder together to fine powder.4) Method to make Paste for Kat: Cut 1 onion and 2 tomatoes in ½ inch cubes. In a wok, heat 4-5 tbsp oil. Put the grinded masala in it and sauté for couple of minutes. You will sense nice aroma of spices. Then add onion and tomato cubes. Sauté for 2-3 minutes. Then add fresh grated coconut and sauté. Once the onion is done and the mixture starts leaving oil, turn off the heat and let the mixture cool down. Once the mixture is become cold, add 1 cup water and grind it to fine paste on grinder.5) Matki Usal: In a saucepan, heat 2-3 tbsp oil. Temper with ½ tsp Mustard Seeds, pinch of Asafoetida powder, 1 tsp Turmeric Powder. Then add cooked Matki beans. Add little water and 1 tbsp Garam Masala. On low flame let it boil for few minutes.6) In other small saucepan heat ½ cup of oil. Peel 1 medium potato. Cut it into small cubes. And deep fry potato cubes till the color changes. Put these chips in Matki Usal.7) Kat:for making Kat (Curry), use 6 tbsp Oil, which has remained after deep frying potato cubes. In a saucepan heat 6 tbsp oil. Add 1 tsp Turmeric Powder, ½ tsp Asafoetida Powder, 4-5 tsp Red Chili Powder. Then add paste we prepared for Kat. Add salt and Kokum. Add enough water. Bring it to boil for a minute.8) Once Usal and Kat is ready, finely chop Onion and tomato.9) In a soup bowl Add big spoonful Matki Usal. Pour 1 big spoon Kat on Matki usal. Add 2 tbsp Chiwada, 2 tbsp Farsan, 2 tbsp chopped Onion, 2 tbsp Chopped Tomato, 1 tsp Lemon Juice and chopped cilantro.Serve hot with slice bread.

Note:1) If Fresh Grated Coconut is not available, you can use dry grated coconut.2) You can use Boiled Potato cubes instead of Fried potato chips. The idea behind using Fried potato chips is that it doesn’t crumble in hot Matki usal. Matki usal thickens if potato gets crumble in it. It could affect the original taste of Usal.

Thanku vry much for this recipe....i tried it and it came out to b vry tasty...the only mistake i made is , the usal became vry thick and dry....otherwise it was awesome...thanku once again for the recipe

This really is an awesome recipe. I was longing for this kinda misal for a long time and im in the US and hence had no place where I could get it. Truly kolhapuri taste. Thanks a lot. Will try a lot more things from here.